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Genus

Cardamine (Bittercresses)

Cardamine angulata. Photo: (c) Peri Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Cardamine (bittercress or bitter-cress) is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. It contains more than 150 species of annuals and perennials. The genus grows worldwide in diverse habitats, except the Antarctic. Genus Dentaria is a synonym for Cardamine.

— Wikipedia

  • Humboldt Life
    • Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
      • Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
        • Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
          • Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
            • Order: Brassicales (Mustards, capers, and allies)
              • Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
                • Tribe: Cardamineae
                  • Genus: Cardamine (Bittercresses)
                    • Species: Cardamine pachystigma (Serpentine bittercress)
                    • Species: Cardamine breweri (Brewer’s bittercress) (1)
                    • Species: Cardamine californica (Milkmaids) (1)
                    • Species: Cardamine oligosperma (Little western bittercress)
                    • Species: Cardamine nuttallii (Nuttall’s toothwort)
                    • Species: Cardamine angulata (Seaside bittercress)

Subtaxa

Species: Cardamine pachystigma (Serpentine bittercress)

Species: Cardamine breweri (Brewer’s bittercress)

Species: Cardamine californica (Milkmaids)

Species: Cardamine oligosperma (Little western bittercress)

Species: Cardamine nuttallii (Nuttall’s toothwort)

Species: Cardamine angulata (Seaside bittercress)

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